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How Blogging Helps Writer

By rappinhood

My Blogging Addiction

When I started blogging, it all seemed very simple. I had one blog on my main website. I posted diligently every day and didn't get much readership at first. Then I went to another site and everything changed. Whereas before I'd been blogging because I thought it was something I ought to do, once I joined that site I fell in love and despite the occasional glitches, I haven't fallen out of love yet. Not only was I able to write and hone my material, but I was also able to talk to people, get feedback and feel that I was useful. Is it any wonder I became addicted? I think blogging has a lot to offer to both new and experienced writers. Here are three ways that blogging can help writers to develop their skills and get paid to write.

Liberating Creativity

For me a blog is an online version of a blank piece of paper. It is exciting precisely because the blogger can create anything s/he wants to. When I started blogging, I didn't know what I was going to do. My blogs have evolved as I have interacted with people and seen what they like, what they appreciate and, most importantly, what they ignore. This, for me, is a key part of the blog puzzle - the possibility of interacting with your audience. Some people might find this frightening; I find it liberating. Just think, I can write what I like, try out ideas, get feedback, improve my creative output - all before I try to sell a piece of writing to a potential client.

In the past, this creative process took place offline, sometimes alone, sometimes with like-minded people. But the fact that creativity is taking place in full view of the world does not negate the viability of blogging as a creative form. In a sense, it gives everyone the possibility of being an artist but allows them to choose the form that their art takes.

Testing Ideas Safely

Blogging frees me from the dictates of an editor’s commission. In other words, I can write what I like, within reason.

Blogging is also a good way of testing ideas – sharing the stuff that you think about with others and getting their feedback – sort of like an online editorial or features meeting. This is a key part of offline publishing and I think it lends a lot to online publishing as well. Again, that doesn’t mean I don’t think about what I post. I tend to agree with others that a bit of thought is in order before opening your online mouth.

The learning that I’m doing here is keeping my mind active and stimulating me to ever more creative thought. I’m not making grand claims. Some of the ideas have been for improvements to my website; others have been ideas for posts; still others for work that I might publish offline.

Creating An Online Portfolio

If you're a freelance writer, a blog can be just as useful as your own website. Think about it. Do any of the following apply to you?

• You blog almost every day
• You're constantly thinking of new ideas for posts
• You try to make your posts useful to your readers
• You don't mind taking a bit of criticism

If all these things are true, your blog will make a great online portfolio. A blog is a wonderful place to rehearse your ideas for articles, stories, novel chapters, poetry or any kind of writing. If the community is active, the feedback you receive will tell you whether your writing is interesting and whether it's readable (not necessarily the same thing). You'll also be able to see where improvements can be made.

Taken from:

http://hubpages.com/hub/How_Blogging_Helps_Writers.

How blogging can improve writing.

This article is written by a blogger on how blogging can help improve a person writing skills. There are 3 ways that were mentioned on how blogging can improve a writer writing skill that are liberating creativity, test ideas safely and develope your own portfolio. In my opinion, blogging can help improve writing skills by devoloping an interest for creative writing. By blogging, we are actually letting other people read what we have posted. Since we posted something, it is only natural that we are more self aware of what we put in our blog. By this, we tend to write more creatively and by doing that, we can actually improve our writing. Besides that, by reading other people blogs, we can actually improve our writing by following the writing styles of other bloggers. In conclusion, blogging can help improve our writing in more ways than one.

Blogs that I like to read.

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The blogs mentioned above are some of the blogs that I like to read. By reading these blogs, I can see the creativity and mastery of their writing skills. Other than that, it can develop more interest in blogs because there are many more things you can find in blogs. In conclusion, the reason why I like these blogs is because it is interesting to read and help past the time.